Everything is just so much richer here. Waking up jet lagged to hell and gone at 5:30 in the morning gives you a chance to see the city wake up. You see sleepy children and their mothers getting breakfast from street vendors and busy businessmen getting their caffeine from the local 7/11. Waking this early gives you a chance to eat with the locals, smile at the children’s stares (after all I’m now the odd looking one) and soaking in the smells and sights of the airport area of Bangkok.
I’m preparing to fly up to Chiang Mai this afternoon and stay in my favorite city in Thailand and rest for the next few days as I attempt to get my body back on a schedule of sorts. It will become easier to sleep through the night and the food will continue to get tastier as I get more northern fare in the mountains. I’ll visit a few Wats (temples) and pray and meditate with some monks, hit a few meetings allowing myself to process the emotions of change and then on Sunday I’ll continue my way up to Phrao where the bulk of my year will be spent.
It was a good morning. Every now and then waking up with the birds isn’t so bad.
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